Dochmocardia Scott 1978 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Full reference: R. W. Scott. 1978. Paleobiology of Comanchean (Cretaceous) Cardiids (Cardiinae), North America. Journal of Paleontology 52:881-903

Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS Loc. D10241, [Carthage Mbr, Tres Hermanos Fm] (Cretaceous of New Mexico)

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